Jones abused by 'some clown' on England return

LONDON - Eddie Jones said he was abused by a fan during half-time of Japan's 59-14 defeat by England on Nov 24, when he returned to Twickenham for the first time since being sacked as Red Roses boss.

The Australian, who coached England from 2015 to 2022, saw his young side swept aside in a nine-try rout as the hosts snapped a five-match losing streak.

When asked how he felt being back at the home of English rugby, Jones said: "It wasn't bad until some clown abused me going down the stairs at half-time.

"He said something but I'm not going to repeat it here because I'll get into trouble. Do you want me to get into trouble again? If there's only one clown in 81,634, that's not bad."

The Rugby Football Union reacted to the abuse of Jones by stating: "No coaches, players or match officials should be abused for doing their job."